Lost Corner, Arkansas

Lost Corner is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community changed its name from Okay to avoid confusion with a community in Howard County with the same name.[2] Lost Corner was selected because of the backwoods location of the community.[3]

Lost Corner, Arkansas
Lost Corner, Arkansas
Lost Corner's position in Arkansas.
Lost Corner, Arkansas
Lost Corner, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°34′18″N 92°50′03″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyPope
Elevation
513 m (1,683 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID57097

Lost Corner consists of a few farms in Pope County northeast of Hector (Pope County) and is near the Van Buren County line. It is located on a ridge between the south fork of the Little Red River to the east and the Illinois Bayou to the west.[4]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Lost Corner, Arkansas." USGS. Profile. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  2. Deane, Ernie (1986). Arkansas Place Names. Branson, Missouri: The Ozarks Mountaineer. p. 83.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 79.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2021-01-09.


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